Fake Punt: Obama’s Energy Plans Mean Climate Plans, Too

President Obama spoke plenty about energy and the environment in last night’s press conference. So, did the president punt on plans to tackle climate change?

The Washington Post edit page thinks so. Asked twice if including a cap-and-trade plan was a pre-condition for signing any congressional budget, “Mr. Obama demurred,” the Post says.

Did he? While he didn’t straight out say that cap-and-trade is a deal breaker for his budget, he made clear two things: Climate legislation is an inextricable part of his energy agenda; and his energy agenda is non-negotiable.

“I’ve said that we’ve got to have a serious energy policy that frees ourselves from dependence on foreign oil and makes clean energy the profitable kind of energy,” the president said.